1999 Constitution Of The Federal Republic of Nigeria As Amended.
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
We the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and Indissoluble sovereign nation under God, dedicated to the promotion of inter-African solidarity, world peace, international co-operation and understanding
And to provide for a Constitution for the purpose of promoting the good government and welfare of all persons in our country, on the principle of freedom, equality and justice, and for the purpose of consolidating the unity of our people
Do hereby make, enact and give ourselves the following Constitution:-
Chapters, Parts, and Sections of The Nigerian Constitution 1999, As Amended
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The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, is Nigeria’s legal framework for governing the country in the current third Republic, following the transition to democracy, from the 8 years military dictatorship spanning from 1985 to 1999.
This period of military dictatorship was marked with coups and counter coups, starting from late General Muhammadu Buhari’s toppling of the Shehu Shagari and Alex Ekwueme’s civilian government in 1985.
Buhari regime was toppled by General Babangida, who continued the military dictatorship until 1995, when he “stepped aside“. He handed over to an interim civilian administration of Ernest Shonekon, having failed to uphold the widely acclaimed free and fair presidential election of June 12, 1995, conducted by Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, and generally believed to have been won by MKO Abiola, but not officially announced.Â
Shonekon was toppled by Late Gen. Sanni Abacha, who would eventually die in office, and succeeded by Abdulsalam Abubakar, who proceeded to steer the successful transition to a democratic civilian government in 1999.
From the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abdulsalam modeled, and created the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, which became the supreme legal framework for the current third Republic civilian democratic government in Nigeria.
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